Anti-semitism on record level in UK

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"Reports of anti-Semitic incidents have hit record levels in the first six months of 2017, according to a Jewish charity.

The Community Security Trust (CST) said 767 reports were made to them between January and June - a rise of 30% on the same period last year.

A total of 80 incidents involved physical attacks - up from 45 in 2016.

CST chief executive David Delew said: "The hatred and anger that lies behind it is spreading."

The CST has been recording anti-Semitic incidents for more than 30 years.

Members of the public reported 568 incidents of abusive behaviour to the CST, including people being shouted at in the street for wearing clothes related to their religion.

A further 51 incidents of damage and desecration of Jewish property were recorded - up from 32 in 2016 - and 56 direct anti-Semitic threats were recorded, 10 of which involved being threatened with knives, bats, sticks or vehicles.

Jewish schools were a target in 22 of the incidents, up from 10.

Nineteen of them involved Jewish children or staff travelling to and from school. Of those, 13 were assaults."